Dmytro Grabovskyy ( uk, Дмитро Грабовський, he, דימיטרי גרבובסקי; 30 September 1985 – 23 January 2017) was a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer, who last competed for UCI Continental team before his death in 2017.

Career

He was second in the time trial for juniors at the 2005 World Championship Cycling in Madrid and he won the road race. He signed his first professional contract with . After two years he joined in 2009: after two years there he joined ISD-Lampre for 2011, his final year as a professional. He competed in one

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during his career, the 2009 Giro d'Italia. In a 2010 interview with '' Gazetta dello Sport'' he admitted that he had suffered from problems with alcoholism during his period with Quick-Step, to the point where he came close to death from alcohol poisoning on two occasions. He took up Israeli citizenship in 2015. Grabovskyy died from a heart attack on 23 January 2017. Dmytro Grabovskyy - Tour Of California Prologue 2008

Dmytro Grabovskyy - Tour Of California Prologue 2008

Major results

;2003 :2nd Silver medal blank

Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2005 : UCI Under-23 Road World Championships ::1st Jersey rainbow

Road race ::2nd Silver medal blank

Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

: 1st

Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships :1st Stage 5

Five Rings of Moscow The Five Rings of Moscow is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Moscow, Russia. It was first run in 1993 and since 2005 has been part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.2 category race. The most successful riders are Sergey Firsanov, ...

;2006 : 1st UEC Champion Jersey

Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Giro delle Regioni The Giro delle Regioni was a multi-day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.ncup, meaning it was part of the UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup The UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup is an annual, season-long competitio ...

::1st Stages 2, 3 & 5b : 2nd Overall Girobio ::1st Stage 2 :2nd

, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2007 :3rd

, National Road Championships ;2008 :5th

Firenze–Pistoia The Firenze–Pistoia was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. It was an individual time trial between Prato and Quarrata, in the Province of Pistoia. After 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe ...

;2009 :2nd

, National Road Championships ;2010 : 1st Jersey green

Mountains classification,

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;2015 : 3rd Overall Israman Negev

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

(1st Israeli)

References

External links

* 1985 births 2017 deaths Ukrainian male cyclists Sportspeople from Simferopol Ukrainian emigrants to Israel {{Ukraine-sport-bio-stub